For the first time ever at a World Cup, content for rights holders is being captured using mobile phones. It’s part of a strategy that represents the biggest commitment to a ‘digital first’ approach of any football tournament or possibly even sport generally, says Tim Stott, executive producer, HBS Digital. “What we’re saying to broadcasters […] More
“We have made continuous enhancements to our 5G and AI-powered solutions over the past year in terms of performance, compatibility and efficiency of operation,” says Michel Bais, chief product officer, Vislink. “Notably, we have been featured participants in several advanced 5G trials for live sporting events.” Vislink participated with BT Media & Broadcast and the […] More
The 2022 FIFA World Cup has shifted from the grind of the Group Stage, with four matches a day, to the knockout stage. For the Fox Sports production team, getting to this point has taken years of planning and months of onsite activity to ensure that new workflows and old workflows mesh and help deliver […] More
On 24 November 2022, the French sports broadcasting and production community came together for its annual evening of panel discussions, presentations, and networking. Topics included the French Open tennis, Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and the Rugby Union World Cup 2023. You can now view edited highlights from the event which are in French with English […] More
Florin Mitu is the head of broadcast production for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and this year’s effort has been years in the making. And while the COVID pandemic and the global supply chain crisis impacted efforts, innovations like a move to IP, new workflows in UHD and HDR, and additional broadcast enhancements […] More
Sunday’s English Football League (EFL) League 1 match between Wycombe Wanderers and Portsmouth saw two teams with promotion ambitions go head to head in front of the live TV cameras on Sky Sports. The home team won the game 2-0 but the match was perhaps as noteworthy for the way it was covered by the […] More
“Nobody in this business is working if they don’t love the job,” says Emili Planas Quintana, CTO at MediaPro. “What I love about my job is integrating creativity with technology within a budget.” Quintana studied cinema at university. “In theory, I am closer to a cinema director than a CTO,” he says. His time as […] More
“This is one of our biggest and most complex projects to date. Timeline are providing end to end facilities for both the BBC and ITV Sport, as a joint operation for both broadcasters,” says Quinn Cowper, Timeline TV’s head of engineering. Timeline TV is trailblazing with the provision of joint facilities and services for both […] More
The EBU’s Eurovision Sport division is in Doha for the World Cup, as part of its remit to ensure that major sporting events are available free-to-air across Europe. While FIFA has direct deals with broadcasters in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain and the Nordics, the EBU has a collective agreement with FIFA for […] More
Real-time graphics and virtual studio specialist Zero Density has renewed its Bronze sponsorship of SVG Europe. The company has reached an install base in 47 countries and delivered hundreds of installations worldwide. Its solutions are being used in daily real-time productions of broadcasters such as Fox Sports, RTL, TV Globo and Warner Media, as well […] More
